Clarion Hotel By Humboldt Bay

The hotel itself is okay, but it was located in a very sketchy neighborhood. Although the room was labeled «non smoking,» it smelled of smoke and stale air. Worst of all, the hotel overcharged us for two nights when we only stayed for one, and when we asked them about the billing error, they were very defensive about the mistake they obviously made. They gave us excuses and attempted to explain their way out of apologizing to us for this incorrect charge — something that definitely wouldn’t have been corrected if we didn’t carefully check our bank account. An overcharge is fine, it’s merely an inconvenience for us, but the way the staff handled the situation was unacceptable and they made it seem like they believed they had done nothing wrong.

The room that I was given is clean enough and rather large. Everything was going well except for the smell of pot smoke in my room. My room was a non smoking room and I mentioned something to the management about it and they blew it off. Then one night I found the smell of smoke in my room really strong. When I say strong it was like I was there smoking with them. I informed management that I believed the room below me was smoking and it was getting into my room. Apparently this hotel is so poorly put together that the smoke from the room below me arose into my room. This is completely unacceptable. If there were negative stars I’d give it as many as I could die to that issue. If it weren’t for the fact that I could loose my job over this I wouldn’t care so much.

Don’t be fooled. This is definitely not a hotel, just a mediocre motel with a decent breakfast, run by nice folks.

Hotel stay was average. Room was clean. Hotel seemed clean. The people who work at the hotel need to be downright fired. Worst group of hotel staff I’ve seen in my life!

Ugh, stains all over the carpets, miserable breakfast, miserable breakfast lady, noisy AC, expensive for what you get.
Much better off trying a B&B downtown if you can find one. Can’t think of anything positive to say other than the lobby is nice.

Beds are clean
The location is kinda ghetto
Wifi speed is 0.03 mbs (tested)
Mini fridge and microwave present
You can smell marijuana and other nasty stuff in the location and occasionally out the window
The window does not have a net, you can have all bugs in your room!

The staff is so friendly at this location. From the Manager down to the Counter guys just fantastic. I could not believe how comfortable the bed was the fact the room had a mini fridge and a microwave on top of a shower that had great pressure and warmed up quick. I’d recommend this place to anybody heading up to northern Humboldt county. Truely outstanding! Did I mention the complimentary breakfast and indoor pool?! Go see for yourself!

Not the worst place in town but it is out dated. The holiday inn is the newest hotel that just finish being built, try there first if not this will be your next best option or best western! not that many hotels to choose from.

Conveniently located, super friendly staff, clean and quiet room. I was also pleasantly surprised to get an upgraded room. For me, the staff made the experience a really good one. I’d stay here again.

Comfy, clean, spacious, and updated room. Fastest friendliest check-​in ever, by Chris. Plenty of parking, close to all sorts of restaurants, Old Town, the Bay, etc. Held back a STAR for their pitiful «Dinner Reception» served from 5−7pm. Other Clarion’s we’ve been to have a modest, but more than adequate dinner spread on weekdays. This place offers 2 soups — no bread, iceberg lettuce + 3 – 4 toppings. Not a huge deal, but once in a while it’s nice to stay in for dinner.

Interesting to revisit five years after my first review. The years have not been kind to this hotel, in fact little if anything appears to have been done here. The mattresses seem to be worn out. The first room we had was dirty, the second room better. Wifi is the slowest I’ve ever measured in a hotel. The toilet needs fixing. The gutters leak. It all seems shopworn and neglected.
I’m sure the recession was very hard on Eureka. It’s also true that all these hotels are right on highway 101, and most of them look terrible. Maybe a better bet to stay in Arcata which is just up the road a bit.

If you end up at this hotel at 1:00 am after an entire day of driving… this is what you need to do… put your car in park… slap yourself in the face with your right hand… now with your left… WAKE yourself up and continue driving.
This happened to be our last night of our 10 day trip from LA to Seattle and a slow cruise back down the 101 through the Oregon coast… never knowing where we would end up each night. I enjoy this type of vacation. My boyfriend chose this spot because he was exhausted and it was time to get off the road. I called a few other hotels in the area and they were booked. I was excited when they told us that the only room left was the «honeymoon suite» for $ 129.00 (because they had just had a cancelation) Sure! We will take it! Spa tub and living room. Why not. We are sleepy!
Well, the room next to us was not so sleepy. Strange knocking coming from I don’t know where. We could hear their bathroom fan going on and on and on forever… then strange knocking again… faint talking… strange behavior… tweeker style… knocking…knocking…doors opening and closing until I finally fell asleep at 4 something am. We were frightened enough to put a chair in front of the door so we could hear if someone was breaking in.
I immediately checked out what others had said on Unilocal and sure enough others had suspected tweekers as well! Darn it! My fatigue clouded my judgement and this is what I get I guess.
Décor is SUPER outdated… windows didn’t open even a little… (I like a little fresh air)…very noisy bathroom fan… VERY noisy… hot water took about 2 minutes to warm up.
I guess after 9 days of staying in really cool and comfortable hotels/​motels this was a shocker. Disappointing and kinda scary.
Drive through the town and you will know exactly why we were kinda scared… and I live in LA where you think you’ve seen it all!
The people who work there seem really nice! We missed the breakfast but it smelled really good! The restaurant area was super clean and nice. The office looks wonderful… but didn’t match the room at all. And this was the HONEYMOON suite!!! I wish I would have taken pictures.

Everything is out dated. I found milk and lunch meat in my refrigerator and who knows how long that has been in there. It’s the same breakfast every morning and it sucks. They don’t give you any to go coffee cups… Really not a fan of this place.

If you think dirty floors and furniture that is stained and ripped are a value at $ 115 a night this is the place for you! They offer dented microwaves and bathtubs stained with cigarette burns. AWESOME!!! I’ve never had a «crack head» experience before but now I know what it would be like! If it hadn’t been late (we regretfully ate dinner prior to checking the room) I wouldn’t know what spending a night in place with stained floors, sinks, broken microwaves, and someone elses hair on the sheets would be like. I don’t know what the standards Holli F. was raised with but I’d go with NONE! Oh, and I will be posting pics of all this so you know it’s not just me being a DIVA!

One of the worst hotels ever. The minute we drove into the area we noticed the court house and bail bonds everywhere. We parked, walked in the back by the parking lot and the hallway smelled of marajuana. Upon entering the room, the entire room smelled of urine and bad b.o. We went downstairs to complain and was told it was a dirty shower curtain of mildew and they came to change. After the curtain was changed the smell did not go away. We even left for a few hours to come back with the fan on and it smelled even worse. They didn’t not offer another room but to change the curtain only. We had no choice but to stay there due to funds and spray febreez every minute while sleeping with the window open. The pros of this place is they do offer a good continental breakfast and have a friendly staff and nice service. We did not like Eureka at all, especially this hotel and do not recommend.

Wow… The bed was comfortable.
That is the ONLY good thing I can say about this hotel. We choose this by default as the other two places were solidly booked. I can see why this was not.
I like my coffee, especially if I need to function. While I have my standby (Dutch Bros) ready for my coffee fix, I do need a jump start. The coffee pot frustrated my hubby as he tried to make me coffee before I woke up (such a sweetie). The coffee pods they gave us were huge & didn’t fit in the basket without getting folded up. This presents a problem as you get very weak coffee. I couldn’t take a shower as the knob kept turning but no water came on. The shower looked good, I just can’t tell you if it was or not.
Glad we were only here one night. Sad, sad place.

This used to be a average hotel for business travel. Since my last visit from 6 months ago this hotel has gone downhill as follows:
Horrible wifi I kept getting bounced out and could not do any work
Shabby rooms they show a lot of wear and tear
Creepy homeless people in parking lot. I actually called the front desk at one point
I have stayed here over the past couple of years while traveling up for client meet

Lets begin by saying that Eureka options are all not that accommodating.
This «tired» motel with lots of interior hall rooms was booked at
and presented itself much better than the real thing.
The Clarion is located near the edge of town a far distance from the center or the old town waterfront. It was shop worn, but at least our room was clean. Breakfast was sad, but then it was what one should expect at this class of motel. Lastly,
the swimming pool was housed separably from the sleeping quarters so one had to walk through the parking lot to take a swim. Not a good deal after dark.
Can’t advise where else to look, but there must be better in town.

Decent place if you’re just overnighting. I wouldn’t want to hang out here. With it’s sketchy neighborhood and direct location on the highway, I am astonished that they charge you to use the safe!
Pros:
The hotel is dog friendly.
It’s walking distance to the new Target.
Nice breakfast in the a.m. with boiled eggs and the usual carbs.
Front desk guy had great restaurant tips (e.g. Bless My Soul café)
AAA discount
Cons:
Dirty, run down exterior
Surrounding neighborhood is sketchy with broken down vehicles (a concern for the final potty walk with your dog)
They charge $ 1.50 to use the safe!
Right off the 101 exit ramp so it’s quite noisy.
Hair found in the bath tub and in the folded towels… ewww.
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Even though the staff was extremely nice and caring, this hotel left a bad taste in our mouths. We were on a road trip up the coast to see the redwoods and decided to stop for a night in Eureka. Clarion got OK reviews on Unilocal and the rooms looked nice in the pictures so we booked a room in advance.
I must say this hotel does try very hard — the set-​up was nice with a clean bathroom and good amenities. But… the carpet was worn and scary looking. (I have issues with nasty carpet in hotels.) And the worst part — at 10 pm we were woken up by someone who was making the biggest ruckus in the two rooms on either side of us. Strangely, someone was vacuuming and thumping and talking loudly. We laid there awake for about an hour listening to the sounds only housekeeping would make. (We did try calling the front office for an explanation, but no one answered.)
The staff at the front desk asked how our stay was in the morning and after telling them of our uncomfortable night they apologized profusely and said they would look into it. They seemed confused and admitted that is extremely unacceptable, but they also would never have their staff cleaning at night. (I don’t know who else would be cleaning two rooms at 10 at night.) We just couldn’t wait to leave in the morning and after glancing at the breakfast (kind of a messy set-​up), left in a hurry.
Nice people, but their hotel could use a little polish for the price.